Imugene (ASX:IMU) said data from its phase 1b clinical trial evaluating the azer-cel drug candidate in patients with B-cell lymphoma showed an overall response rate of 83% in six evaluable heavily pretreated chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-naïve patients in the CAR T-naive niche indication portion of the trial, according to a Monday Australian bourse filing.
Three out of the six patients reported a complete response. A total of ten patients have been treated in the cohort thus far.
The firm's shares rose 7% in recent trading on Wednesday.